Transcript Survivor US Foundations Chapters 1-5

EOC Survivor
Season 1-2
Foundations & The US Constitution
Question 1
• What was the most
important
accomplishment of the
nd
2 Continental
Congress?
(The Declaration of
Independence)
Question 2
•What was the name
st
of our 1 constitution
that failed?
(the Articles of
Confederation)
Question 3
•Define federalism.
(Power is divided
between the
national & state
levels)
Question 4
•In what city was
the Constitutional
Convention of 1787
held?
(Philadelphia)
Question 5
• What principle means
rule by the people and is
related to democracy?
(Popular Sovereignty)
Question 6
• Which branch can
strike down any law or
action?
(The judicial branch
uses judicial review)
Question 7
•Which branch makes
laws?
(The legislative
branch or Congress)
Question 8
• Who wrote the
Declaration of
Independence?
(Thomas Jefferson)
Question 9
•What is
commerce?
(trade)
Question 10
• What is an immigrant?
(Person who moves to
a new country with the
intentions of becoming
a citizen)
Question 11
•What amendment
prevents excessive
bail and fines?
th
(8 Amendment)
Question 12
•What amendment
allows citizens to
petition the
government?
st
(1 Amendment)
Question 13
•What amendment
prevents the
quartering of
soldiers in
peacetime?
rd
(3 Amendment)
Question 14
•How many articles
make up our
Constitution?
(7)
Question 15
• Name 2 places that
teach you about
volunteerism.
(School, home, church,
etc.)
Question 16
• What is meant by the
concept of Rule of Law?
(That no one is above the
law-all must follow it)
Question 17
• Who wrote the Bill of
Rights and some of the
Federalist Papers?
(James Madison)
Question 18
•What amendment
guarantees a civil
trial in matters over
$20?
th
(7 Amendment)
Question 19
•What is a lame duck
president?
(One who is in office but
not returning to that
office.)
Question 20
• Describe the views of
the Anti-Federalists.
(Opposed Constitution,
Favored states rights)
Question 21
• What 1620 document is
known as the first
attempt at selfgovernment?
(The Mayflower
Compact)
Question 22
What philosopher
wrote of natural right
& protection of those
rights?
(John Locke)
Question 23
• Name the 3 federalists
who wrote The Federalist
papers.
(Jay, Madison, Hamilton)
Question 24
• What war changed
relations between the
colonists and Great
Britain?
(French and Indian War)
Question 25
• What document was
King John forced to
sign in 1215?
(The Magna Carta)
Question 26
•What state
presented the Great
Compromise?
(Connecticut)
Question 27
•What acts were
imposed after the
Boston Tea Party?
(The Intolerable)
Question 28
•What branch carries
out or enforces the
law?
(The executive branch
or President)
Question 29
• What state represented
the large states at the
Constitutional
Convention?
(Virginia)
Question 30
•Explain the 3/5
Compromise.
(It made slaves count
as 3/5 a person for
population & taxes)
Question 31
•What case
established the
“separate but equal”
doctrine?
(Plessy v. Ferguson)
Question 32
•What must police
have to obtain a
warrant?
(Probable Cause)
Question 33
• How are the seats in the
House of Representatives
determined?
(By a census of the
population every 10 years)
Question 34
• Explain how the
amendment process is a
good example of
federalism.
(It take 2/3 of a national
majority and ¾ of a state
majority to ratify one.)
Question 35
• What is the difference
between a duty, right, and
responsibility?
(Duties are required, rights
are guaranteed, &
responsibilities should be
done.)
Question 36
• What is eminent
domain?
(It means the
government can take
your property at a fair
price.)
Question 37
•What are the first 10
amendments to the
Constitution called?
(The Bill of Rights)
Question 39
•What amendment
gives you the right to
a lawyer?
th
(6 Amendment)
Question 40
•On what date is the
President sworn into
office?
th
(January 20 )
Question 41
• Name a reason the
colonists opposed the
Stamp Act?
(No taxation without
representation, salutary
neglect, double tax,
singled out)
Question 42
How many states had
to ratify the
Constitution before it
took effect?
(9)
Question 43
• What is the method for
electing the President
called?
(The Electoral College)
Question 44
• What state’s plan was
supported by the small
states?
(New Jersey plan)
Question 45
• What is the only right
denied to a naturalized
citizen?
(They cannot run for
President)
Question 46
• What are the three parts
of the US Constitution?
(The Preamble, the Articles,
and the Amendments)
Question 47
•Who wrote the
propaganda
pamphlet Common
Sense?
(Thomas Paine)
Question 48
•What power over
law-making does the
President have?
(Veto)
Question 49
•What amendment
gives the states
“reserved powers”?
th
(10 )
Question 50
• Give 2 examples of
expressed powers of
Congress.
(Coin money, regulate
trade, raise taxes, make
laws, etc.)
Question 51
• What fraction of the
state legislatures must
approve a
constitutional
amendment before it
takes effect?
(3/4)
Question 52
•What case overturned
“separate but equal” in
public schools?
(Brown v. Topeka BOE)
Question 53
• How does a
constitutional democracy
promote popular
sovereignty?
(With frequent, free
elections)